Electric railway-vehicle.



G. M. EATON.. ELEGTBIG RAILWAY VEHIGLB.

7 APPLICATION FILED DBO. 24,1909. 990 966,

Patented May 2, 1911.

is a specification.

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sa as,

a new. and useful Improvement in Electric,

Railway-Vehicles, of which the :following My invent-ion as are adapted for hauling heavy trainsl'and are provided oflarge size;

simple in construction and that shall permit a particularly advantageous distribution of weight upon several driving airlesiwliich are arranged .i'elativelyo close together in "order to secure a maximum tractiveeflort the i ng he l-axles: of k the locomotive and which is located outside" of'the rigid with a short wheel-base.

-' Accordlngtomy'p'resent mvention I 55 vide a 'jaoksha-ft which is parallel to, and in substantially the same horizontal plane as,

wheel-base; two relatively large driving mo tors mounted inthelocomotive cab almost direcuy'above two ofthe driving 'axls,. and

motors and parallel to their axes A driving connection is establishedbetween the-motors and the intermediate jackmountedwn the-- aekshaft' and pinion's which mesh-with the" gears and are mounted, on the nio'tor shafts.

is materially-remvee fromtheaeare tfdriv j ing wheel-axle in order that the usual= adjustmentbetween the looomotive frame and the axles may be permitted, thejaeksh afts' being rotatably suppo'rtedin bearings which are attached to thei locomotive frame. 7

The arran ement outlined above possesses a number 7 o advantages over the" driving connections heretofore proposed among which the following are the more impor-;

Y Specification of Iiett'ers Patent.

relates to railway vehicles and particularly to such electric locomotives I with a small-number of "motors ntnornao naitwayvnnrcr a,

fls aaata Maya, 1911.

Applicationfiledibeceinber', 1999. a Serial No. 534,755. a

. shaft, driving wheels of large size may-be employed. 1 2: Since the two driving motors are operatively connected to a gear wheel which is located between them, the pressures on the bearings ofthe jackshaft produced bythe operation of the gears are substantially tend to pro'du'crotation;

i- 3; The armature bearings of the motors are relieved from side pressures, which obtain when motors are directly connected to driving rods and which are liable to produce excessive-Tamar in the*'armature bearings. Considerable wear may be'permitted in the jackshaft' bearings without serious trouble, but if wear is perinittec'lin the motor shaft -bearing s,zthe' motor armatures become ec- "centr c-relativeto the" field magnet poles and the "o eration of the motormay be .seriou'slya ected. j

4. The "armaturesjofthe two'motors are connected "to" ea ch other only by gears, consequently, if one 'of' themotors becomes short-circuited, or other abnormal conditions arise which suddenly lock'one of the armatures" when the locomotive is operating at a high speed, connecting rods an'd' pins are ,not depended upon for stopping the other a second jabksliaft disposedbe'tweenthe two '1 armaturm which is very heavyand which,

" consequently,=- has 'a "considerable fly-wheel effect? 5 Should conditions; of i this kind arise intheuse of-1ny-invention,'some of the gear teeth might besheared off, but damage of f this character can be repaired without great v difficulty andi'thereis no danger of wreclv Side rod onnecu on 'areaestablis'h'ed between i {neutralized and the only resultant forces acting upon the ackShaft are those which ing t-he' locomotive, as there-would be if one *of-the 'erank pins should be broken off and I one end of afconnecting rod come into eontact: Wit-li-theroadbed.' wp l i '5 The motorsthemselvem' whi'ch are very lieavy ,\=are loc'ated" irectly-o'ver the driving wheel a'xle's 'j1- e i 6 "The ist nces between the-gear centers in operlyiniaintained; w thout difiiculty since: the three shafts on whith the gea Wheel and the two pinions are mounted,

parts" broken'away'to disclose the driving'\ connections of an electric locomotive constructed in accordance with my invention.

are parallel to each other and a re ail ro- 'tat ably'mounted' upon the same structure.

"""The' single figure of the accompanying "drawing is an elevation, with certain of the Referring to thedrawing, the structure here shown comprises a plurality of driving wheel-axlesl, 2 and 3 and pony truck-axles 4 and 5 on which the body frame 6 and the locomotive cab 7 arelniounted. A pair of electric driving motors 8 and 9 are mounted upon the body frame 6, within the cab 7, their axes being almost directly above the wheel-axles 2 and 3, respectively. A jackshaft 10 is rotatably mounted in suitablebearings between the shafts l1 and 12 of the motors 8 and 9 and is parallel to them.

A jackshaft 1-3 is rotatably mounted in suitablebearings which'are secured to the body of the frame 6, the center line of this jack'shaft being in substantially the same horizontal plane as the driving wheel-axles l, 2 and 3 and parallel to them. The jackshaft 10 is provided with one or more gear wheels 14, which are driven by pinions 15 and 16, secured, respectively, to the motor shafts 11 and 12. v

A driving connection is established between the two jackshafts 12 and 13 by cranks 17 and 18 having crank pins 19 and 20 thatv are joined by connecting rods 21. The jackshaft 13 is, in turn, operatively connected to the driving wheel-axles 1, 2 and 3 by means of side rods 22, 23 and 24' and cranks 25, 26 and 27.

, Itis evidentthat the number of drivers employed may be increased or decreased, as

desired, the three driving wheel-axles shown being particularly well adapted for alternating current locomotives having two driving motors and a'- transformer 28, since these threevery heavy parts may be respectively carried over thedriving axles and a substantially uniformdistribution of weight be thereby efiected, Y v

It will of course be understood that the two sides of the locomotive maybe either similarly equipped or the driving gears may be'omitted. from oneendof the shafts l0, l1 and 12. If one pinion is provided for" each motor, it may he found desirable to use two gear wheels and to locate the inions at opposite ends of the motor sha'ts Since the driving motors are located within the cab of the locomotive, the center of gravity of the locomotive is much higher than it otherwise would be, which is a decided ad-. vantage since the side thrust against the track during the operation of the locomotive is minimized, the cab being resiliently sup-,. ported from the trucks in the usual manner. Thecranks at opposite sides of the locomotive preferably. bear all"; l li,

:Co'pies ofithispatentimay-ibe obtained for flve c eiits, each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

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quadrature relation to each other in order that the vehicle may be started from any position of rest.

Idesir'e that variations in size and ar-' range'inent; of parts, which do not depart from the\ spiritof my invention, shall be included within its scope,

I claim 'as' myinvention: 1. In an electric vehicle, the combination with a body frame, a plurality of driving" shaft, and a driving connection between the vtwo jackshafts and between the driving wheel-axles and one of the jackshafts.

2. In an electric vehicle, the combination with a body frame,a cab su ported thereon,

a pluralityof driving whee -axles co'nstitut mg 'a rigid wheel-base, a jackshaft rota: l tably supported by the body frame, parallel to and infthe same horizontal plane as the driving axles, of driving motors secured-to,

the frame and located within the cab, a jackshaft located between the two motors and geared to them, and a side rod. connec-il.

tion from the intermediate jackshaft through I the 7 other jacksha-ft to the driving wheel axles.

3. In an electric vehicle,'the combination mounted on the frame at one end of the truck, of two motors mounted. on the frame.

above two of the axles; a second .jacksha-ft disposed between the motors and geared to.

.jackshaft disposed between themotors and.

geared to both, and rod connections between the .two jackshafts and between the firstnamed jackshaft and the truck-axle.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this.10th day of December, 1909. t

v GEORGE M. EATON.

Vitne'sse's: V to G. W. BORAT, BLB. HINES.

. with a body frame, a truck havin two or -more "axles and wheels, and a gackshaft 

